"buildress" meaning in English

See buildress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: buildresses [plural]
Etymology: builder + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|builder|ess}} builder + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} buildress (plural buildresses)
  1. (rare, obsolete, nonstandard) A female builder. Tags: nonstandard, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-buildress-en-noun-R-rI~0aL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

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